Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Albacete 6th with 67 points, Lugo 22nd with 31, 36 apart. Lugo had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 18th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Per game in the league, Albacete were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.12, Lugo 0.64 and 1.36, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Albacete in 7 games. Three consecutive defeats weighed on Lugo. Over the last five, Albacete had taken 11 of 15 points to Lugo's 3.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Albacete have 5 wins to Lugo's 6, with 3 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete (capacity 17,524). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.